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Milk, a former Navy lieutenant who served during the Korean War aboard a submarine rescue ship, was forced to resign from service after four years and accept an other than honorable discharge instead of facing a court-martial for being gay – at the time a crime within the military.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Their unit commanders called in Dr. Coates and several fellow soldiers and threatened them with court-martial and execution.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
The base provost marshal and military police supported the driver, and Robinson was subject to court-martial.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Afterward, a mock court-martial was held, complete with the sentencing and execution of a private accused of desertion.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Their unit commanders called in Dr. Coates and several fellow soldiers and threatened them with court-martial and execution.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
The base provost marshal and military police supported the driver, and Robinson was subject to court-martial.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
Afterward, a mock court-martial was held, complete with the sentencing and execution of a private accused of desertion.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
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While Massachusetts doesn’t have a formal sanctuary law at the state level, a 2017 state supreme court ruling bans law enforcement from holding anyone beyond the time they would otherwise be released on the basis of an ICE detainer request.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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The constitution vests the whole judicial power of the United States in one supreme court, and such inferior courts as congress shall, from time to time, ordain and establish.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
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In 2022, the NFL appealed to Nevada’s high court after a judge in Las Vegas rejected league bids to dismiss Gruden’s claim outright or to order out-of-court talks through an arbitration process that could be overseen by Goodell.—
Mark Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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The high court did not take up the appeal after a district court ruled the act of recording was not protected by the First Amendment.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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By the time Ono came before his second trial by inquisition, this one at the hands of the governors of the State University System, the counterassault was well and truly underway.—
Ron Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Chandler complained about her treatment at trial, calling it a kangaroo court.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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Each of them struggles with their foreign agent status, hiring lawyers to represent them in kangaroo courts where the verdict has been pre-determined.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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The court’s ruling on the Chevron doctrine, which overturned decades of precedent, has significant implications for the balance of power between the judiciary and the executive branch.—
Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
8 Aug. 2025
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House committees tasked with oversight and judiciary are expected to continue reviewing the declassified intelligence, with Republican leadership suggesting that subpoenas and further depositions could follow as more facts come to light.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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The tribunal will zoom in on Russia’s wartime aggression, in contravention of the UN Charter, and on the very top leaders orchestrating the invasion.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, the tribunal interpreted it differently.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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